Sample Travel Date:
- Sample from Houston
- March 1st – 8th, 2022
- This is a sample date. See below for more available travel dates
Fare Availability:
- Valid for travel from September – early December or January 2022 – March 2022. A Sunday stay is required. Availability is limited. Must purchase at least 14 days in advance of departure
- Note: This fare is valid at the time of posting. If this post is more than two days old, the fare is most likely gone.
How to Search for Availability:
- Use ITA Software Matrix Airfare Search and use the following search criteria:
- Departing from: IAH
- Outbound Advanced Routing Code:
- Textbox 1: ua ewr ua
- Textbox 2: maxconnect 300
- This is instructing ITA to search for the Basic Economy fare. Use those dates on Priceline and it will present you with an option to upgrade to a regular economy fare
- Destination: MAD
- Return Advanced Routing Code:
- Textbox 1: ua ewr ua
- Textbox 2: maxconnect 300
- Click on the “Advanced Routing Codes” link to enable advanced routing code input
- Select “See calendar of lowest fares”
- Enter departure date
- Length of stay: 3-10
- The maximum search range is 7 days, so enter ranges in this format: 0-7, 3-10, 5-12, etc.
- The ITA search page should look like the following when all values are inputted.
- You cannot buy tickets through ITA. To buy tickets, follow our instructions below in the “How to Buy Airline Tickets” section.
Fare Class:
Elite Qualifying Dollars:
Sample Routing:
- IAH – EWR (Newark) – MAD (Madrid) – EWR
Sample Mileage:
- Miles Flown: 9,984 miles or 6.0 cents per mile
- Redeemable Miles: 2,455 miles
How to Buy:
- Support us by using our Priceline link to book with dates found on ITA Software Matrix Airfare Search.
- Select the $450 fare in the search results and you will be presented with the option to upgrade to a regular fare for $151 more (or $600 total roundtrip). The regular fare with advance seat assignment and ONE checked bag included.
